Minister of Finance François-Philippe Champagne poses outside the ministry’s offices, in Montreal, on Dec. 19, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne faced questioning by MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee surrounding his decision to implement an ethics screen around the Alto high-speed rail project. The ethics commissioner had advised Champagne that the screen is not necessary.
Champagne told MPs on June 11 that after his partner was hired as vice-president at the Crown corporation Alto, which is in charge of a proposed $60 billion to $90 billion high-speed rail project from Toronto to Quebec City, he contacted the ethics commissioner and informed the office of this.
